Check out the other teams in the Cleveland Monsters’ new neighborhood | Jeff Schudel

The American Hockey League did the Cleveland Monsters a favor last week by moving them from the Western Conference to the East. Now they will be playing the farm clubs of the teams the Columbus Blue Jackets play most often in the NHL’s regular season.

The Monsters will meet 15 opponents — 11 of them new because of the conference change. They will face the Toronto Marlies (Maple Leafs), Belleville Senators (Ottawa Senators), Rochester Americans (Buffalo Sabres) and Laval Rockets (Montreal Canadiens) each a total of eight times — four at Quicken Loans Arena and four on the road.

The Monsters face the following teams a total of four times — twice at home and twice on the road:

Binghamton Devils (New Jersey Devils), Charlotte Checkers (Carolina Hurricanes), Chicago Wolves (Las Vegas Golden Knights), Grand Rapids Griffins (Detroit Red Wings) Hershey Bears (Washington Capitals), Lehigh Valley Phantoms (Philadelphia Flyers), Milwaukee Admirals (Nashville Predators), Rockford IceHogs (Chicago Blackhawks), Syracuse Crunch (Tampa Bay Lightning), Utica Comets (Vancouver Canucks) and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (Pittsburgh Penguins).

The Monsters will play their home opener Oct. 5 against an opponent to be determined. The AHL 2018-19 schedule will be announced at a later date.